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New York Times Review: Picture Books That Inspire Empathy

September 5, 2017

"Tip or Resource", 8 September 2017, Autism, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Social Skills

[Source: New York Times] The tricky part about teaching empathy to children is that you can’t really teach it. You can only inspire it. Like its sister words, kindness and compassion, empathy is wakened in the soul. With very young children, it’s…...

September 5, 2017

8 September 2017, News, Newsletter

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Pediatric occupational and physical therapists frequently use mini trampolines during a therapy session or as a recommended activity for home use. This modality for exercise training is used for proprioceptive input, plyometrics, lower extremity strengthening, aerobic fitness, and…...

September 5, 2017

8 September 2017, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Even though they score higher on tests of communication and social skills, girls with autism appear to struggle more than boys with the demands of everyday life. New research finds that girls on the spectrum have more difficulty with…...

September 1, 2017

1 September 2017, Anxiety, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Brain Blogger] by Sherianna Boyle MEd, CAGS Anxiety is most known as a “thinking” disorder which can be evidenced through symptoms such as chronic worrying. Science now shows that human beings have on average between 60,000 and 70,000 thoughts per day…...

September 1, 2017

1 September 2017, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Pediatric Occupational Therapist needed full time in Skokie to work between a school and a clinic! * Position starts as soon as possible * Caseload ranges from 0-18 with the majority 3-14…...

Hot Job: School-Based SLP – Ashland, OR

August 31, 2017

1 September 2017, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 We are searching for a speech-language pathologist for a school contract assignment located near Ashland, OR. The therapist will treat students in middle school and high school up to 5 days/week. Scheduling…...

Down Syndrome Documentary Coming To PBS

August 31, 2017

1 September 2017, Down Syndrome, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] Deep questions about independence — or lack thereof — for adults with Down syndrome are at the center of a new film that’s set to make its television debut. “The Grown-Ups” will air next month as part of PBS’s…...

August 31, 2017

1 September 2017, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Feeling tired? Even if we aren’t tired, why do we yawn if someone else does? Experts at the University of Nottingham have published research that suggests the human propensity for contagious yawning is triggered automatically by primitive reflexes in…...

August 31, 2017

1 September 2017, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: My Speech Tools on TpT] Back-to-School Idiom Task Cards for speech therapy, ESL and Special Education! This packet includes 35 school related idioms for speech therapy activities and beginning of the year ice-breakers. These minimal-prep task cards can be used with…...

August 31, 2017

1 September 2017, Article, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: NPR.org] It’s not just what you say that matters. It’s how you say it. Take the phrase, “Here’s Johnny.” When Ed McMahon used it to introduce Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, the words were an enthusiastic greeting. But in The Shining, Jack Nicholson used…...